Hey Jeff Dean...

[Peter_Krynicki]

Nice write-up there in Motorcycle Classics!

[BMWDEAN]

Thanks. I did not know what you were talking about until my copy of "Motorcycle Classics" arrived today:

[osceola]

Jeff,
Being the icon for BMW M/C history I have a question for you. When the BMW dist was "Butler & Smith", why was it called that? I have a friend who knew a guy who went to service school there and was disappointed he didn't meet Butler or Smith!
Any info you might have????

[20774]

When the BMW dist was "Butler & Smith", why was it called that? I have a friend who knew a guy who went to service school there and was disappointed he didn't meet Butler or Smith!

Read the first page on this website:

http://www.omnilex.com/public/bmw78/index.html

[osceola]

Thanks 20774!

The Butler & Smith Trading company got their name from their address, Butler Street and Smith Street in Brooklyn, in the grimy industrial section along the Gowanus Canal." Butler & Smith, Inc. ceased U.S. BMW motorcycle importation on Sept. 31, 1980.

[crazydrummerdude]

You learn something new every day.

[Peter_Krynicki]

Richard Backus and his crew puts out a nice magazine. Only 6 issues per year but it's fun reading about older bikes, even bikes what weren't old when I was looking at some of them.